Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-10
THE EAST.

Two children, both passengers on the
steamer Britannia, died at the New York
quarantine on the 29th of cholera.
THE Write and Luminoid Company, of
New York City, has been placed in re-
ceiver's hands. Its capital was $4,000.
THE schedules in the assignment of
Charles Bryce, wholesale liquor dealer at
SS Front street, New York, show liabilities
of $1S7, g76; nominal assets, S19S, 633; actual
assets, $l77, O67.
The old mill of the Exeter IN. H. Manu-
featuring Company, five stories high and
20Ox40 feet, and obtaining 70, 600 spindleS,
Was damaged to the extent of 100000 by
fire the other night. Insured.
AN explosion occurred the other morn
ing at one of the packing houses of the
Atlantic dynamite works near McCanns-
Vdlle, n. j., and four men were found killed
and three missing.
REV. JAMES j. MCTIGHE, the Roman
Catholic priest, OF Pittsburgh, Pa, whose
election to the principalship of the Thirty
third ward public school caused such stir
Recently in religious circles, has rendered
his resignation and has ordered the Catho-
lie children to return to the parochial
school He refused to give any reasons.
fME nineteenth annual meeting of the
American Woman Suffrage Association
opened at Philadelphia on the 31st. Ad-
dresses were made by President F. l..
FOuIke, Terry Stone, Harry Blackwell Rev.
S. IS. Hunting, Margaret Campbell and
Cora Scott Pond.
THE Exchange Bank, at Medford, Mass,
has made an assignment with $50. 900 labil-
tiles and unknown assets.
ANOTHER outbreak of cholera was re-
ported among the Britannia's passengers
in quarantine at New York. Some children
reported suffering from measles were in
reality afflicted with, cholera.
HOWELL Il. BEACH, Democratic candidate
for Governor of Rhode Island ten years
ago, has been appointed to the Supreme
Court OF the State.
JOHN HoDRL, q silk-weaver, living at
Hebron, Conn, recently shot his wife and
4 then set fire to the heuSe. Two children
were burned to death. Hodel fed, but was
arrested
GENERAL MASTER W6ssKMAN ;RowDERLY
and the executive board of the Knights of
Labor have issued urgent appeals for as
sistance for the striking Pennsylvania
miners.
mill, Philadelphia, Pa, was destroyed by
fire the other day Loss, SIS OOO
THE competitors on the daily papers of
Rochester, n. V, recently presented a
scale to the proprietors, which was refuse l
and a strike was inaugurated
An attachment has been issued against
the Ivanhoe Paper Company of New York
and Paterson, y. j. Its plant was mort
geged few days before for $4,000. 1t IS
walked at S250, 600, and bears a first mort
gage of $71,0O
MES. HENRY LUDLOW, OF Haddonfeld N
j.. persisted recently from burning while
distinguishing flames on her baby's cloth
ing. The accident occurred by an oiI-stove
upsettiag. The baby escaped serious in
juries.
The American Copyright League. at a
meeting in New York the other day, de-
cided to urge the passage of Senator Haw-
ley's Copyright bill.
The business men of Philadelphia have
decided to entertain the British Peace
Commission in fine style during their visit
in that city.
THE Old tCelony railroad of Massachu-
sets has leased the Boston & Providence
road for ninety,nine years, with a guar
.sntee of ten per cent. on the stock and
% ,O0O, 900 bonus.
FIRE at OIL City, Pa, the other night de-
stsoyed Joseph r. Reeds machine shop and
foundry, the Eagle spoke and hub works,
the militia armory and a wagon shop, caus-
ing $50, 600 loss.
SEVEN or eight naval Officers narrowly
escaped death by the prem allure bursting
OF torpedo which was being run out from
a boat at Newport, r.. L, recen lily. The yes
Gel yas badly shattered and twL' men badly
WEALTHY capitalists OF New York and
Philadelphia have purchased the New York
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